HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE BEN WEBSTER FOUNDATION
Some of Ben's best friends and fellow musicians have been appointed as Members of Honour
by The Ben Webster Foundation.
CURRENT MEMBERS
2011 Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)
2016 Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone)
2021 Jesper Thilo (tenorsaxophone)
DECEASED MEMBERS
Benny Carter
John Darville
Harry Sweets Edison
Mercer Ellington
Harley Johnson (cousin to Ben Webster)
Herluf Kamp Larsen (former owner of Montmartre)
Yusef Lateef
Clark Terry
2016 Charles Lloyd (tenor saxOPHONE and flute)
On the 4th of July, spiritual jazz legend Charles Lloyd was appointed honorary member of the Ben Webster Foundation in connection with his two sold-out concerts at the 2016 Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
“The last time Charles Lloyd was in Copenhagen, he took the opportunity to praise Ben Webster, calling him one of the most important sax players, and mentioned he was glad to see there was a philanthropic jazz foundation like Webster’s,” says Foundation Chairman Henrik Wolsgaard-Iversen.
Now the opportunity has arisen to invite Charles Lloyd to join the Foundation’s honorary membership. Happy to accept the invitation, the occasion was commemorated with a short ceremony at Jazzhus Montmartre, where Ben Webster was THE big name during his eight years in Denmark.
2011 Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)
When Sonny Rollins returned to Copenhagen after some years for The Copenhagen Jazz festival…. he lived in Denmark for a while back in the sixties – the famed musician of the year and tenor man, was moved to be honoured by the request of the Ben Webster Foundation to become ’HONOURABLE MEMBER’ of the Board. All ready on the board is Clark Terry and Yusef Lateef. Earlier members include Benny Carter and Mercer Ellington.
Photo of Ben Webster: Jørgen Bo
Photo of Sonny Rollins: Søren Damving
John Darville, Benny Carter, Ben Webster and unknown at Copenhagen Airport.